Yalan Dünya

Yalan Dünya
Genre	sit-com
Created by	Gulse Birsel
Developed by	Gulse Birsel
Written by	Gulse Birsel
Directed by	Jale Atabey Özerk
Creative director(s)	Gülse Birsel
Starring	Gulse Birsel Beyazıt Öztürk Sarp Apak Nihal Yalçın Öner Erkan Tuna Orhan Hakan Meriçlilier Olgun Şimşek Hasibe Eren Bartu Küçükçağlayan Altan Erkekli Füsun Demirel
Narrated by	Gülse Birsel
Theme music composer	Nil Karaibrahimgil
Opening theme	Yalan Dünya - Nilkaraibrahimgil
Ending theme	Hakkında Herşeyi Duymak İstiyorum - Nilkaraibrahimgil
Composer(s)	Nil Karaibrahimgil, Eren Gümrükçüoğlu
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language(s)	Turkish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	86
Production
Executive producer(s)	Gülse Birsel
Producer(s)	Gülse Birsel
Location(s)	Cihangir, İstanbul, Turkey
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	D-productions
Release
Original release	January 13, 2012 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Avrupa Yakası

Yalan Dünya (en: False World) is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012.

Story

It is about the lives of actors and actresses in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-coming neighbourhood with a lot of bohemians and nouveau riche families. Two actresses move in together with of one of the actresses' brother, who befriends one of the main actors on the show, Fırat'ın Yazgısı. They move in next door to a conservative family and frequently interact with them on the shared terrace of their apartment building.

Cast

• Gülse Birsel - Deniz Alsancak - Star of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı".
• Beyazıt Öztürk - Rıza Kocabaş - Son of Şehmuz and Setvet Kocabaş and Deniz's love interest.
• Öner Erkan - Bora Alsancak - Deniz's brother and Emir's best friend from high school.
• Sarp Apak - Emir - Actor in "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Famous and handsome actor. Acilay's love interest.
• Nihal Yalçın - Açılay - Actress of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Emir's love interest and an occasionally neurotic actress - housemates with Deniz and Deniz's brother, Bora
• Gupse Özay - Nurhayat - Fiancé of Rıza. She speaks very fast, hates Deniz and is materialistic/selfish.
• Olgun Şimşek - Ahmet - Actor of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Selahattin Çakaler's twin brother.
• Olgun Şimşek - Selahattin Çakaler - Conservative neighbour, married to Gülistan, cheating on his wife with Tülay.
• Tuna Orhan - Tufan - director, producer and writer of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı" frequently depicted as arrogant and over-the-top.
• Hakan Meriçlilier - Çağatay Koçtuğ- Star of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı" and Tufan's best friend.
• Bartu Küçükçağlayan - Orçun Kocabaş- Gülistan and Selahattin's overgrown, loser son whose main goal in life is to be kissed by a girl
• Altan Erkekli - Şehmuz Kocabaş- Patriarch of Kocabaş family.
• Füsun Demirel - Servet Kocabaş - Mother of the Kocabaş family. She's an old-school housewife.
• Hasibe Eren - Gülistan Kocabaş-Çakaler- Daughter of Şehmuz and Servet. She's married to Selahattin who cheats on her with Tülay.
• İrem Sak - Tülay- Pub Singer and Selahattin's mistress.
• Gonca Vuslateri -Eylem- Orçun's gothic girlfriend.
• Gonca Vuslateri -Vasfiye- Family's friend. She always says "Ne çektin be ...(name)" (What have you been through...(name).)
• Gönül Ülkü Özcan- Afife - Deniz and Bora's often stingy grandmother